title: Language-based learning disabilities.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the complexity of the relationship between oral language development and the acquisition of reading skills. As background information, a hierarchy of language development including factors related to both oral and written language is discussed. Case studies of two learning-disabled males are presented to illustrate the differences in reading skills between two children with similar language comprehension abilities. Discussion of the underlying processing deficits responsible for these differences is also included.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002663:Child Language; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male